Lead Developer

Lead Developer / Development Manager - 33 days holiday, life assurance, pension scheme.

Do you want to continue developing software, but take your first steps into management-style duties? If so, this is for you.

The companyThe company are a leading player in their respective market, deploying their software to over 80% of their respective English education facilities, and punching well above their weight for the size of company.

They have major development coming up in the next few months within their current team of 4 developers, that will soon be expanded to 7. They are also going to embark on an adventure that takes them out of solely supplying to the education sector - a genuinely exciting time for a Lead JavaScript Developer to join.

The opportunity:The company have 2 Directors who are immediately responsible for duties across the business as well as development. The business want to employ a Lead Developer who will report directly into the Development Director.

The ideal Lead Developer would be someone who has previously held a Senior or Lead Developer position, wants to progress into a management-style role and can have the confidence to make big decisions.

The Lead Developer would have the title of Development Manager but still be involved in at least 60% development, preferably with strong front-end skills.

You would act as support to the Director, provide reviews and management to the software team, identify weaknesses and solutions in the software and also ensure that the testing of the software is carried out efficiently.

Key Skills / Experience Required:JavaScript, Angular/Vue, HTML, CSSSome level of Project ManagementEnthusiastic about developmentConscious about detailAbility to lead a team, and understand wider business requirementsI'll endeavor to call everyone that applies.